On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Reclusive. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as recluse or withdrawn and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Reclusive meaning
Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.
Synonyms of Reclusive
Using Reclusive
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.
- Useful related words include: recluse, withdrawn, unsocial, cloistered.
- In the example corpus, reclusive often appears in combinations such as: the reclusive, reclusive and, and reclusive.
Context around Reclusive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Reclusive
- In this selection, "reclusive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, normally, notoriously, became, life, island and daughter stand out and add context to how "reclusive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include anne s reclusive life could and baker s reclusive daughter to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "reclusive" sits close to words such as abiola, algebras and altria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with reclusive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Frank Logan, a reclusive hitman, lives a similar life of disaffection. (11 words)
From that time, his mental health declined and he became reclusive. (11 words)
He then sets sail aboard a ship headed for a reclusive island. (12 words)
BNZ wants to terminate its 40-year banking relationship with the reclusive Christian sect on the West Coast, arguing the community breached the bank's human rights policy after an Employment Court ruling in 2022 that the sect used child labour. (41 words)
The normally reclusive Enzo Ferrari made no secret of his affair with Breschi; the two were seen regularly on race courses, even though he was known to have a wife at home and a lovechild with his other mistress. (39 words)
Southgate flourished in the role as coach and conductor of the national mood, having come a long way from the shy, reclusive boy whose formative years came in West Sussex having been born in Watford in 1970. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Based on the popular novel of the same name by follows the reclusive and stubborn Carrie Pilby (), a young New Yorker with a high intellect who is strongly averse to change and adventure.
Her next-door neighbor (Holland Taylor) is not only a cantankerous old grouch committed to conspiracy theories and celebrity confusion, but also a potentially bleak window into what Anne's reclusive life could lead to.
He then sets sail aboard a ship headed for a reclusive island.
Take control of the baker's reclusive daughter to challenge randomly generated dungeons in a roguelike-style gameplay loop.
The normally reclusive Enzo Ferrari made no secret of his affair with Breschi; the two were seen regularly on race courses, even though he was known to have a wife at home and a lovechild with his other mistress.
The notoriously reclusive singer keeps things close to the chest, never revealing too much, so his mystery stays intact.
There’s a heavily Christian influence on this album, which does grate a little at times, but overall, this is another beautiful collection of music from this enigmatic and reclusive band/collective.
This user drew a comparison of Musk with the reclusive millionaire Howard Hughes.
To most, Albedo is the known as the genius but reclusive Alchemist who leads the Investigation Team of the Knights of Favonius.
As Mara Forest, an improbably young federal agent, you’re exploring an abandoned park in search of its reclusive owner when you’re attacked by strange mutants.
BNZ wants to terminate its 40-year banking relationship with the reclusive Christian sect on the West Coast, arguing the community breached the bank's human rights policy after an Employment Court ruling in 2022 that the sect used child labour.
Explorer Sir Malcolm Murray (), desperate to rescue his abducted daughter, teams up with the enigmatic medium Vanessa Ives (), sharpshooter Ethan Chandler (), and reclusive scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein ().
Following the murder, detectives said they had become aware that John had become more reclusive in the years before he was killed and was a bit of a ‘loner’, growing apart from his family and friends.
Frank Logan, a reclusive hitman, lives a similar life of disaffection.
From that time, his mental health declined and he became reclusive.
He became quite reclusive, and while Prue — juggling different directorships — would spend part of the week in London, when she came home she, too, rarely ventured out.
Reading requires a $5 subscription that’s more than worth the price of admission––safe to say the reclusive novelist has rarely seemed so available.
Reclusive author Elly Conway writes best-selling espionage novels about a secret agent named Argylle who's on a mission to unravel a global spy syndicate.
Southgate flourished in the role as coach and conductor of the national mood, having come a long way from the shy, reclusive boy whose formative years came in West Sussex having been born in Watford in 1970.
That’s because the article, a profile of the reclusive brothers based on interviews with neighbors and local merchants, was removed from the paper after the first edition, according to a note written above the clipping.
Common combinations with reclusive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the reclusive 23×
- reclusive and 10×
- and reclusive 7×
- more reclusive 6×
- reclusive leader 4×
- as reclusive 4×
- reclusive in 3×
- quite reclusive 3×
- by reclusive 3×
- reclusive life 2×